City of Eastlake v. Forest City Enterprises, Inc.

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1976-06-21

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*670 Me. Chief Justice Burger delivered the opinion of the Court. The question in this case is whether a city charter provision requiring proposed land use changes to be ratified by 55% of the votes cast violates the due process rights of a landowner who applies for a zoning change. The city of Eastlake, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, has…

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